Re-take Session / Failed Exam

A failed exam during the winter or summer session can be re-taken a second and last time during the next catch-up session only (autumn session) on the dates set by the School. The registration deadline is always by midnight on the last day of the 30th week of the calendar year. Please consult the website or the billboards for more information. No application for a special or off-site examination will be considered. The registration process is the same as for other sessions.

Schedule

The exams are scheduled over three or four weeks, depending on the UNIL academic calendar. Note: some exams are scheduled to take place on Saturdays.

Complete guidelines

Dictionary

The Bachelor examination modalities apply to students who must complete a preparatory year or semester, even integrated refresher courses, regarding the use of a dictionary: it is not allowed in case of exams in French, except in the case of exams which allow documentation.

Paper bilingual dictionaries are permitted for Master’s level examinations. No stickers containing any information will be tolerated. Dictionaries will be checked by the invigilators, mainly in the case of examinations where documentation is limited or not permitted.

Thesis

As it is considered as an exam, you must register in the same way you do as for any exam (the same penalties apply for non registration)

Registration to attend lectures

Registration to attend lectures ("auditeur" status) does not permit access to exams or other assessment mechanisms without prior authorisation by professors. No results are provided to those with this status.

Graduation and ceremony

Diplomas are awarded to Master graduates 2019 during the ceremony that will take place on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the SwissTech Convention Center. Concerned persons are informed by email. Further information will be published soon on www.hecgraduation.ch.

In case of absence at the ceremony, the diploma will automatically be sent after the event to the private postal address indicated by the graduate on her/his online order form.